Last night I was washing the bedding and I had my iphone on my bed. I guess I was too distracted to notice that I had accidently rolled the phone into one of the blankets. So I loaded and emptied the washer with no problem. I loaded the dryer as well. I never noticed a thing. However, when I went to empty the dryer I found a surprise waiting for me... it was my iphone. Not only had it taken a spin in the washer, but also in the dryer.

Well after that incident I just tried to see what I could do to make it work... if it would even work after that beating. It did surprisingly enough. Everything seemed to work fine however it was kinda sluggish so I decided to put it in rice and let it dry up. I left it there for 24 hours. It did the trick I sucked the moister out of the LCD. all the sensors work its all good.

Except for the camera. There is no fog or water in the lens. When I go to turn it on the phone just shut down and restarts. There is no error message or anything it just restarts.

So the question is could it just be that it needs to dry some more? or Is the camera definitively broken? How much help do you guys think the guys at the genius bar would offer me? Because as of now I'm in a lose / loser situation without a phone and with out the cash to get a refurb.

I hope I can get some help from anyone please I'm desperate at this point.

So the question is could it just be that it needs to dry some more? or Is the camera definitively broken? How much help do you guys think the guys at the genius bar would offer me? Because as of now I'm in a lose / loser situation without a phone and with out the cash to get a refurb.

Just walk into the Apple store and tell them your entire story

I am sure they will comfort you and tell you it was not your fault. They will probably congratulate you for the smart move of putting it into rice to remove the moisture.

After that they will probably give you a brand new 16gb iPhone 3G and a $100 gift card for all the trouble that you have gone through

/sarcasm

YOU WASHED AND DRIED YOUR IPHONE !

What do you except to happen. Those water sensors are going to be red, no way around that. Consider yourself lucky its only the camera that doesn't work.

Apple will replace your iPhone for $199 ( the out of warranty repair price)

I would leave the device turned off and put it back in the bag of rice in a warm place for another few days. The camera and/or circuitry might not be completely dried out yet. There's a small possibility you could get lucky when it does.